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as in impression
a perceptible trace left by pressure one telltale sign that I had been napping was the print left by the chenille bedspread on my cheek

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as in photo
a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera we now get our prints developed online

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verb

as in to publish
to produce and release for distribution in printed form the newspaper's motto remains "All the News That's Fit to Print"

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Recent Examples of print
Noun
The monochrome sneaker is made from an alligator print and cracked leather on the upper. Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 12 June 2026 Available in two different prints - red stripes and blue star - these are sure to sell quickly. Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Verb
From the moment Lawrence had the first edition privately printed in Italy, American and British authorities confiscated copies that had been smuggled across their borders and secretly read the novel for pleasure. The Week Us, TheWeek, 3 June 2026 Lingerie companies are printing money again and trans seems to be in the rearview mirror for SI. Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for print
Recent Examples of Synonyms for print
Noun
  • Known for his enthusiastic impressions and warm camaraderie with Andy, Goober quickly became a fan favorite.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
  • After the third day of OTAs wrapped up, safety Talanoa Hufanga gave his initial impressions of Waddle.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • This photo provided by Kylie Rouse shows the remnants of Shane and Jimmie Tipton's home in Unionville, Missouri, on June 10, 2026, after a tornado struck.
    CBS News, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • One photo shows the fragments of a bomb.
    Sarah Dean, NBC news, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • The photos published by Mehr show only the smaller of the two tanks, which has its roof caved in and is surrounded by debris.
    Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
  • Finally, in 2025, the work was done, and on July 30, the research team published its results.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • Its secular cast was not its only imprint.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • Now he’s poised to release a new album, The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales, a concept record set in the Old West, due out July 31 on American Dogwood, Shaboozey’s imprint with the label Empire.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • If paintings were like unedited photographs in the all-seeing eye of God—a record of human attitudes toward, and treatment of, the dog’s ubiquitous presence in life—then reality might explain why there are so many of them in art.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
  • Thousands of faithful arrived early at the monastery, with groups of nuns and schoolchildren singing and waving signs and photographs of the pope outside the basilica.
    Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Three sides of the ground impress, the two biggest especially.
    Andy Mitten, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • Make this 9x13 cake to feed—and impress—a crowd.
    Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Elysian Film Group Distribution Limited launched two years later, acquiring titles for the UK market, including Studio Ghibli pics The Boy and the Heron, which was a hit, and Earwig And The Witch.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 9 June 2026
  • Ferguson also discussed why in recent years the biggest U.S. indie horror pics have come out of Vancouver.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Walkers can pick up a Pilgrim’s Passport at the first hotel and collect stamps along the way, completing the journey with a Testimonium — a certificate of completion — at San Nazario, the site of the former Monastery of San Nazario where San Nilo received the blessing to become a monk.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
  • And remember, that’s not seven individual hunks of metal or stamps in the sheet metal; those numbers are far greater.
    Byron Hurd, The Drive, 3 June 2026

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“Print.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/print. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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